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Earthquake faults crisscross LA. Is it safe to tunnel here?
Los Angeles Curbed   16 January 2019   USA   Los Angeles  
The underground portion of the soon-to-open Crenshaw/LAX Line is located in a liquefaction zone, where engineers must contend with damp, sandy soil that can destabilize in an earthquake. By Liz Kuball
<p>In December, tech billionaire Elon Musk and his tunneling startup, The Boring Company, unveiled a mile-long tunnel beneath Hawthorne&mdash;a prototype of an undergroundtransportation system called &ldquo;Loop.&rdquo;<br />Musk has repeatedly suggested that ...
‘Very Small Risk’ That 3-Story Home Will Fall as Crews Monitor Active Landslide in Malibu, Fire Official Says
KTLA 5   17 January 2018   USA   Los Angeles  
An active landslide affects a three-story home in Malibu on Jan. 17, 2018. (Credit: KTLA)
<p>An actively moving landslide continued to threaten a three-story house nestled atop a hill in Malibu Wednesday evening, but Los Angeles County fire officials said the risk is "very small" that the home itself will fall into the canyon below.</p><p>Crews ...